Building resilience
Select number of pages: 4
Question Description: Topic: Building Resilience and Preparedness into Community and Government Security Policy
Using the online library, read the following article:
Scott, J., & Coleman, M. (2016). Reaching the unreached: Building resilience through engagement with diverse communities. Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, 9(4), 359–374. (Can be found in EBSCO)
Focus your 3-5 page paper on the following:
Arguably, getting citizens integrated and fully engaged into a homeland security plan is one of the most powerful tools to support the resilience and defense of the homeland. DHS developed the Building Resilience with Diverse Communities (BRDC) engagement process to improve relationships with faith-based and community organizations and to ‘reach unreached’ populations in emergency preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation. Analyze the study and research the primary concerns with getting citizens involved. In your analysis, detail how your research will make the homeland security posture more resilient and if your research and subsequent policy would benefit from integrating the community. Incorporate at least two additional sources to support your analysis.